Articles

Shop Here Once and You're Hooked!

By Beth P. Storie
Gray’s Outer Banks Lifestyle Clothing Co. has been outfitting locals and visitors since 1948 – that’s almost 70 years of bringing great style to these islands. No clothing company anywhere would be in business for that long if they weren’t doing it right. And Gray’s does it right! Savvy, regular shoppers know they’ll... Read More

Part of a Team

By Amelia Boldaji
Pizzazz Pizza is smaller than you might think. Not in size of course — with four locations in Corolla, Duck, Kitty Hawk and Nags Head they’re actually the largest pizza company on the Outer Banks — but certainly in the spirit of the close-knit family business they started almost 30 years ago.Locally family owned and... Read More

Coming Together to Celebrate Hatteras Village

By Heather Frese
Driving down Highway 12 into Hatteras Village is a sensory wonder, and you should turn off your radio and open your car windows to really experience it all.With the Pamlico Sound on your right and the Atlantic Ocean on your left, vast expanses of water morph from dark green to sapphire blue as you watch. Sea oats sway... Read More

Voices of Whalehead

By Lexi Holian
Above all, they love the house. The tour guides at the Whalehead in Historic Corolla are the first faces visitors see when they step through the door of the 1920s Art Nouveau-style home. A few of them in particular have become as famous as the house itself (well, almost) for their extensive knowledge of the home’s... Read More

Doin' it Right

By Hannah Lee Leidy
Fishing + the Outer Banks has always been the equation.One could argue that without fishing, this area would not be the mecca for tourism that it is today. Stay with me here. Sure, the ocean is a major draw, but what do you see happening on its shoreline, in its near waters and way out in the Gulf Stream? That’s right... Read More